Bangladesh may use the Indian experience in the development of their small and medium enterprises, analysts said today.

British retailer Marks & Spencer (M & S) is going to stop sourcing apparel items from Myanmar from next year citing the reasons of human rights abuse.

Bangladesh has earned global accolades for making remarkable strides in the areas of workplace safety, environmental sustainability and workers’ rights and welfare in the garment sector, said Faruque Hassan, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) should facilitate establishing a petrochemical industry in Matarbari-Moheshkhali project area, said Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).

Businesses should be environment-friendly in Bangladesh and they should ensure good governance to build a safer earth, analysts said today.

Professional accountants can play an important role in solving the south Asian economic crisis caused by the Ukraine war, dollar shortage, global fuel oil price hike and commodity transportation disruptions, experts said today.

Bangladeshi investors should invest more in Kosovo to expand the south Asian country’s export market in the landlocked nation, Rizwan Rahman, president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), said today.

Beximco Ltd has raised 32.5 million euros from Dutch financial institution ING Bank in order to expand its knit fabric facility, said a press release today.

The garment makers today said they would manufacture half of the apparel products by using recyclable materials by 2030.

The World Bank today slashed growth forecast for Bangladesh by 0.6 percentage points to 6.1 per cent for the current fiscal year ending in June 30, 2023, impacted by global economic slowdown and the war in Ukraine.

Bangladeshi industries which follow environmental, social and corporate governance in their fields have huge potential in attracting foreign investment, analysts said today.

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Turkish businesses can consider the 100 economic zones and 28 high-tech parks of Bangladesh as their preferred investment destinations, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Rizwan Rahman said today.

Emerald Oil, one of the early entrants in the domestic rice bran oil market, has established a new branch in Japan last month as part of its plan to export its product to the island nation.

Meta, formerly known as the Facebook company, for the first time has expanded its annual marketing summit to Bangladesh, and the digital event was aired today.

Bangladesh should go for regulatory and taxation reforms along with building level playing fields for local and foreign firms to attract more foreign direct investment from the European Union, EU Ambassador Charles Whiteley said today.

The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) along with 270 other trade bodies has urged the US Congress for reactivating the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) for the convenience of the American traders.

A delegation of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) will depart Dhaka tomorrow for Turkey to explore bilateral trade and investment opportunities.

Japan may extend $600 million to Bangladesh as budget support, Planning Minister MA Mannan said today.

Bangladesh-born Shwapna Bhowmick has been promoted to play the role of the head of Bangladesh and India operations of British retail giant Marks and Spencer (M&S).